Buckle attachment.



. 1. w. BARRELET. BUCKLE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 19H.

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Patnted Sept. 24,1918.

ED ST ES- W F ER fzrns'riiv VIILLIAM BARRELET, orMAnsEiLLE; FRAN QBUCKLE ATTACHMENT.3

To all whomit may concern:

Be; it known that I, JUSTIN RELET, a citizen of Switzerland, residing at123 Rue Sainte, Marseille, France, have invented new and usefulImprovements} in Buckle Attachments, of which the following is aspecification. I

My invention relates tobuckles, and more particularly to an attachmenttherefor for securing a buckle to a strap. 6-

Anobjectof; theinvention resides; in the buckle attachment embodying myinvention applied to a buckle;

Fig. 2 includes two views showing respectively the tongue of the buckleshown in Fig. l, in front and side elevations;

Figs. 3 and-4 are detail views showing in front and side elevationrespectively, the buckle attachment shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view showing in front elevation the attachment and thebuckle shown in Fig. 1, having applied thereto one end of a strap Fig. 6is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a view showing'a front elevation of the attachment, thebuckle, and a ring, and one manner of connecting the ring to the buckleby means of a strap;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 7; and

Figs. 9 and 10 are views showing in reverse elevations a plurality ofattachments mounted upon a ring and the manner in which straps aresecured to the ring by means of the attachments.

Referring to the drawings in detail and particularly to Figs. 3 and 4, Gdesignates generally a buckle attachment which as here shown comprises asingle length of rigid material such as wire or the like bentintermediate its ends to form a substantially rectangular frame L. Asclearly shown in Fig. 3 the ends of the wire extend at right angles fromthe frame L for an appreciable dis- Specification' of Letters Patent.

WILLIAM BAR-V ment are prevented.

Patented Sept. 24,1918; Application filed May 15, 191.7. Serial No.168,906. Y

tance to provide extensionsjM, such exten- .7 1

outer. extremities. of the extensionsfM are.

bent rearwardly upon themselves to provide the eyes A. Referring newframe N, upon which is pivotally, mounted atongue B. ---As shown inFig.2,-;one end of the tongue Bis bent upon itself to provide.

an eye'E. The attachment L'is: connected to the buckle inthe manner.shown i nFig. 1,. l I

wherein the extensions M are pivotally con-V nected to oneside rail ofthe frame P by means of the eyes A. :The-tongue B is in terposed betweenthe eyes so that relative lateral movement of the tongue and attach- Apractical application of the invention is shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Ashere shown, one end of a strap G extends through the frame L, around theadjacent side rail of the frame P, and then rearwardly again to theframe L. When the strap G is under tension, the buckle and attachmentassume the positions 'shown in Fig. 6 whereby the two side rails of theframe L engage the strap laterally thus effectively securing the strapagainst displacement when in use. The strap G is provided with arectangular opening F to accommodate the tongue B and the eyes A and E,the tongue B extending through the opening and thus affording additionalmeans for preventing displacement or. longitudinal movement of the strapwithin the buckle.

In Figs. 7 and 8 is shown a slightly different application of theinvention wherein the ring H is connected by means of the strap G to thebuckle N. In thisinstance the attachment C is connected to the buckle Nin a manner identical to that shown'in Figs. 5 and 6. The belt E is bentupon itself to provide a loop through which the ring I-I passes as isclearly shown in Fig. 8. The parallel strands of the loop are trainedthrough the frame L of'the attachment B, while the free end *of thestrap is passed around the adjacent side rail of the frame P and thenbetween the parallel strands of the? loop. In this manner a permanentloop is formed, for retaining the ring H, in such to Fig. .1, Pdesignates one form of buckle which may be used incone junction with theattachment C." This 'buc-' kle comprises in this instance a rectangularbear laterally against the parallel strands of the loop thereby securelyholding the strap against displacement. V

In Figs. 9 and 10, is shown a further application of the invention. Inthis instance the attachment is utilized to maintain one end of thestrap in looped formation about a ring J, and Without the use of thebuckle. The strap is retained in looped formation in a manner identicalto that shown and described ith relation to Figs. 5 and 6, the ring Jbeing the equivalent of the adjacent side rail of tlie'frame P. Thisapplication of the invention is particularly adapted for use in theconstruction of harness When it is desired to interconnect a pluralityof straps.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction With accompanyingdrawings, it Will be evident that I have provided simple and efficientmeans for retaining the end of a strap to the buckle or other object,and Without the use of additional fastening means.

Although only one form of attachment embodying my invention is hereinshoWn rious changes and modifications may be made Without departing fromthe scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: y

In combination, a buckle, an attachment comprising a rectangular frame,parallel spaced extensions formed on said frame and pivotally secured tosaid buckle, said extensions being disposed at an angle, with relationto said frame, and a strap having one end thereof folded upon itself toprovide a loop, the intermediate portion of the loop I being formed Witha slot, said loop being trained about the adjacent portion of the buckleand said slot receiving said extensions, the ends of the loop passingover the adjacent side portion of the frame and under the otherside'portion thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WVitnesses v E. DUGASSON,

A. MACFARLANE.

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Washington, D. 0.

